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Wilson Lock Alters Recreational Vessel Locking Procedures

May 3, 2022

Beginning May 1, recreational vessels navigating the Tennessee River through Wilson Lock will only have passage three times during daylight hours until September 5. Following the conclusion of the dewatering… Read More

Cheatham Lock Closure Begins In May Cheatham Lock at Cumberland River Mile 148.7 will close May 16 through August 5 with five three-day openings scheduled to pass traffic. The work will allow the completion of repairs begun in 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Nashville Engineer District)

Cheatham Lock at Cumberland River Mile 148.7 will close May 16 through August 5 with five three-day openings scheduled to pass traffic. The work will allow the completion of repairs begun in 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Nashville Engineer District)

Cheatham Lock Closure Begins In May

April 29, 2022

Work at Cheatham Lock at Cumberland River Mile 148.7 will begin this month and could cause navigation delays of up to several days. Work is to begin May 16 and… Read More

Wilson Dewatering, Closure Allows Preventive Maintenance Locks and Rivers Division civil engineer Jeff Ross, chief, Light Fleet, Jeff Neely and Wilson Lock Lockmaster Clay Askew evaluate the floor of the main lock chamber of Wilson Lock on April 7. (Photo by Heather King/Nashville Engineer District)

Locks and Rivers Division civil engineer Jeff Ross, chief, Light Fleet, Jeff Neely and Wilson Lock Lockmaster Clay Askew evaluate the floor of the main lock chamber of Wilson Lock on April 7. (Photo by Heather King/Nashville Engineer District)

Wilson Dewatering, Closure Allows Preventive Maintenance

April 19, 2022

By Heather R. King Nashville Engineer District Work crews recently drained more than 15 million gallons of water from Wilson Lock, Tennessee River Mile 259.4, to provide maintenance workers dry… Read More

Lock Closures Scheduled On MKARNS

April 18, 2022

Mariners on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) in the Tulsa Engineer District will experience lock closures from April 26 through May 18. A contractor will be conducting diving… Read More

Corps Provides Update On Brandon Road Interbasin Project Corps of Engineers graphic shows the many methods by which Brandon Road Lock will prevent passage of Asian carp.

Corps of Engineers graphic shows the many methods by which Brandon Road Lock will prevent passage of Asian carp.

Corps Provides Update On Brandon Road Interbasin Project

April 15, 2022

An influx of federal funding is allowing the completion of preconstruction engineering and design work and construction of the initial phase of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, with the first… Read More

Emsworth Project Gets Additional $77 Million Part of the Upper Ohio Navigation Project involves recapitalizing Emsworth Locks and Dam. (Corps of Engineers photo by Andrew Byrne)

Part of the Upper Ohio Navigation Project involves recapitalizing Emsworth Locks and Dam. (Corps of Engineers photo by Andrew Byrne)

Emsworth Project Gets Additional $77 Million

April 8, 2022

The project to build a new lock chamber at Emsworth Dam on the Ohio River received an additional $77 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) supplemental funding, the… Read More

Brandon Road Lock Work Expected To Cause Delays This Summer

April 4, 2022

Work at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway will include a restriction period and partial closure beginning next month and a full closure for three weeks in… Read More

High Water Closes Thatcher Lock & Dam On Ouachita

April 4, 2022

The Vicksburg Engineer District announced March 25 the temporary closure of Thatcher Lock & Dam, the northernmost navigation structure on the Ouachita River near Camden, Ark., due to high water… Read More

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration

April 1, 2022

Now in its 40th year, the Lock Maintenance Workshop has grown from a gathering of a dozen people to more than 150, including international participants. The workshop, hosted annually by… Read More

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022 A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022

April 1, 2022

Demolition at the former Ohio River locks and dams 52 and 53 in southern Illinois is expected to be complete by the end of the year. While landside demolition was… Read More